This week’s photo challenge suggests we look back on images of 2017 – of course it IS coming up on New Year’s Eve, and that’s what we do, right?  As I looked back, I realized just how many birds were “shot” this year…  so rather than picking a favorite, I’m sharing a wide selection of our feathered friends!

This was posted in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge – “2017 Favorites”.  Click here for more responses!

Dark-Eyed Junco

American Robin

Eastern Bluebird

Carolina Chickadee

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Carolina Chickadee

Osprey

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Carolina Wren

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Great Blue Heron

Goldfinch

Barn Swallow

Barred Owl

Mourning Dove

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Sandpiper

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Great Horned Owl

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Canada Goose

Osprey

Saw-Whet Owl

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Bald Eagle

Hairy Woodpecker

Black Vulture

Blue Jay

Great Horned Owl